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Sorry, you're right: Mint has set a password for root, Ubuntu hasn't. (see /etc/shadow)
=> "su" works with Mint

Basically that's it -- if you add one point: announce the new /home by modifying /etc/fstab
detailed howto:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Parti ... ome/Moving

On my machine (Xubuntu 13.04) it works. I don't think Mint is different in this. /etc/init/mountall.conf [...] script . /etc/default/rcS [ -f /forcefsck ] && force_fsck="--force-fsck" [ "$FSCKFIX" = "yes" ] && fsck_fix="--fsck-fix" # set $LANG ...

Or just issue in a terminal to get the partitions checked on next reboot :

Though I can't tell anything about an automatic migration whilst the mint installation I can point you to the necessary steps. It's not difficult but you should mind a few points -- here's a howto and it's still the same: [url=http://fosswire.com/post/2008/03/migrate-your-thunderbird-emails-from-win...

bmike1 wrote:sudo su? Why not just type in su?

There is no root password on a default Ubuntu/Mint installation, so invoking su by itself will fail.

Do I need the /home partition? If so how much space should I give it? It's more convenient. If you reinstall you don't have to backup and restore (recommended anyway), you just point the new /home to the old partition (or logical volume if you use lvm) and tell the installer to NOT FORMAT it. Anoth...

Does 2 GB PC / laptop needs a /swap partition?

If you don't have /swap you can't hibernate (or needs some effort => e.g. tuxonice). Usually you choose a swap partition at least the size of your RAM.

typing your password when you perform administrative tasks is one of the BASIC security features. If you needn't then anybody, any task, any invader could easily get admin rights. Do you really want your box to be insecure like some old XP-machine? If you have to do a lot of stuff being root, then u...

Are you using a x64 Mint CD/DVD? AFAIK 32bit can't boot in UEFI.

using 32-bit should be fine. The performance difference is not that exciting ... Well, that depends. Generally when it comes to number crunching x64 can be 2 or 3 times faster. When you encrypt drives, use graphic tools like gimp, blender or any kind of raytracing, when you encode media or do video...

Ok do you think of any other problems?? anything fishy?? No. I had an pure AMD Notebook and any power related problems vanished with the AMD Catalyst driver. However, the AMD driver is a pain in the a$$. It's not provided by the Mint or Ubuntu team and it's not always compatible with the latest ker...

Did you install the fglrx driver? Maybe it's worth a try.

Best power efficiency is gained with the proprietary AMD Catalyst driver:
[url=http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx]http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx[/url]

No need to "uninstall".

You will be prompted if you'ld like to install alongside the other (old) installation or to replace the existing installation (or do something else -- for experts). Just choose "replace". But be sure to have backuped ANY data of value!

It is very difficult to cross upgrade a system from 32 to 64 bit. However it's possible and here's your inital reading if you're still interested: [url=http://askubuntu.com/questions/81824/how-can-i-switch-a-32-bit-installation-to-a-64-bit-one]how-can-i-switch-a-32-bit-installation-to-a-64-bit-one[/...

There is an option with https://privatdemail.net Obiously it adresses german users but you should be free to get an account. Their server(s) are located in Egypt, therefore they aren't subject to the patriot act nor to the german Vorratsdatenspeicherung. On the downside you can't receive from or sen...

@simon: any progress?

Perhaps it would be helpful to know if and how it's sorted out. Thanks.

It then dumps me back to the login screen. Using ctrl + alt + F2 then typing "startx" gives the following error: Segmentation fault at address 0x7f58d03d65f0 Fatal server error: Caught signal 11 (segmentation fault). Server aborting Server terminated with error (1) closing file DO NOT REI...

gosa wrote:On the page http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ the kernels for oneiric ends with 3.2rc4

There is also a directory v3.3-precise
Look closer!

Does that mean that higher versions (named precise) is incompatible or can you install them as well?

no and yes

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